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Formulated Parker Quink

DR. MANUEL A. QUISUMBING (August 25, 1892 – January 11, 1969) A well-known chest physician who was appointed Chairman of the Board of Examiners of Medicine by President Manuel L. Quezon.  He was later appointed as the Second City Mayor of San Pablo in February 1941 since Dr. Potenciano Malvar stayed in office for only one month. But he abandoned his position during the Japanese Occupation to avoid prosecution on suspicion that he was supporting the guerilla movements in the area. He was also granted by the succeeding Presidents of the Republic of the Philippines as “Ambassador at-Large” so he can travel abroad with ease to attend conferences on medicine, particularly on tuberculosis. Dr. Manuel A. Quisumbing prepared a formula for the preparation of ink originally being produced and distributed by Philippine Ink, Incorporated before World War II, and when the researchers of Parker Pen of U. S. A.  observed that   Quisumbing Ink     “clean your pen while it writes,” they bought the f

Conserving Fuel Is Patriotism

SAN PABLO CITY – Every vehicle owner and driver must try to practice fuel conservation and efficiency on the road,    since fuel conservation is complimentary to the protection of natural resources and proper maintenance of the ecological balance in the country,     Mayor Vicente B. Amante told a group of city officials from the Heritage City of Vigan in Ilocos Sur headed by Mayor Ferdinand C. Medina  that saw   him at  his   office at the   3 rd  Floor of the 8-Storey Building recently.             Amante believes that fuel conservation will help cushion the effect of the continuing devaluation of peso, o fluctuating cost of petroleum products in the international market, since it will help in conserving dollars for the country, since it is aimed at ensuring a continuous, adequate, and economical  supply of energy the end view of ultimately achieving self-reliance in the country’s energy requirements. Fuel conservation through efficient utilization of resources keep pace with our co